Food and Feeding Habits Summary Perca flavescens
 
Main Ref. Keast, A., 1977
Fish stage recruits/juv. Mean length 11.60 SL
Sample size 84 Percent empty
Country Canada Locality Lake Opinicon, Leeds County, Ontario, 1971
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Perca flavescens
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. amphipods juv./adults amphipods
1.00 % zoobenthos mollusks gastropods juv./adults gastropods
9.00 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Trichoptera Trichoptera
3.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera Diptera larvae & pupae
19.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomidae larvae
48.00 % zoobenthos insects insects nymphs Zygoptera 22% Zygoptera nymph, 16% Anisoptera nymph, 10% Ephmeroptera nymph
10.00 % zoobenthos benth. crust. isopods juv./adults isopods
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